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Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with labne and salad.
1 / 6Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with labne and salad.Penny Stephens
“The Greek Style” dish.
2 / 6“The Greek Style” dish.Penny Stephens
Eggs with kolouri and sujuk, a style of beef sausage.
3 / 6Eggs with kolouri and sujuk, a style of beef sausage.PENNY STEPHENS
Cafe freddo, a style of Greek iced coffee, and orange cake.
4 / 6Cafe freddo, a style of Greek iced coffee, and orange cake.Penny Stephens
Inside the Strathmore cafe.
5 / 6Inside the Strathmore cafe.Penny Stephens
Athos cafe is tucked in a side street in Strathmore.
6 / 6Athos cafe is tucked in a side street in Strathmore.Penny Stephens

Athos

Greek$

A Greek cafe serving dolmades in homegrown vine leaves.

It looks like any other suburban cafe in Melbourne: tables and chairs sit outside, people in activewear come and go, and a glass cabinet holds salads and pastries. But beneath all that, Athos (from the former owners of Moonee Ponds institution Philhellene) has an unwavering dedication to old-school Greek recipes and ultra-fresh produce. Don’t miss the spanakopita.

Best for: Spanakopita from the former owners of Moonee Ponds Greek institution Philhellene.

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